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586 questions · 621 findings · 22 reviews · Oral medicine and oral cancer

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No studies found 94 · 15.1%GRADE not reported 377 · 60.7%Very low 103 · 16.6%Low 35 · 5.6%Moderate 11 · 1.8%High 1 · 0.2%

Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole) vs placebo or no treatment

Relief of pain · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
No trial reported this planned secondary outcome for any comparison in this review
Studies not reported
No studies found

Nystatin vs placebo or no treatment

Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Nystatin showed no clear difference in oral candidiasis (present) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.92 [0.78, 1.08]
3 studies · 153 participants
GRADE not reported

Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract vs placebo or no treatment

Systemic fungal infection · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Antifungal drugs not absorbed from GI tract showed no clear difference in systemic fungal infection compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.1 [0.01, 1.75]
2 studies · 71 participants
GRADE not reported

Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole) vs placebo or no treatment

Toxicity (adverse events probably due to drug) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole,… showed no clear difference in toxicity (adverse events probably due to drug) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.18 [0.84, 1.67]
3 studies · 871 participants
GRADE not reported

Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole) vs placebo or no treatment

Oral candidiasis (present) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy

Antifungal drugs absorbed from GI tract (fluconazole, ketoconazole,… led to lower oral candidiasis (present) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 0.47 [0.29, 0.78]
7 studies · 1153 participants
GRADE not reported

Tongue scraping (mechanical tongue cleaning) vs Placebo or no intervention (nothing)

Outcome not reported · Adults (over 18 years) with a clinical or self-assessed diagnosis of halitosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Tongue scraping for treating halitosis 2006 · Cochrane All outcomes
Minimum 4 weeks (planned)
No eligible randomized controlled trials comparing tongue scraping with placebo or no intervention were identified.
0 studies
No studies found